Principal Planner

We are seeking motivated Planners with a minimum of ten years experience in consenting to join our growing Planning Team in Auckland. Our planning team's work spans nation-wide projects and ranges from one-off, stand-alone resource management projects through to working as part of multi-disciplinary teams on large, complex infrastructure, environmental and engineering projects.
- As part of the planning team, you will be joining a small and experienced team that works cross-sector across our Water, Transport, Energy, Built Environment and Advisory teams, providing opportunities and support to be involved within a wide variety of projects. The focus of our work involves providing strategic advice and guiding our clients through statutory processes to achieve excellent outcomes.
- We are seeking self-motivated Planners who value building enduring relationships with clients and colleagues. You will possess skills and be passionate about infrastructure and/or environmental planning, with a strong understanding of the NZ planning system and relevant legislation.
- We would like you to have excellent oral and written communication skills. A strong customer driven work ethic will underpin your expertise and will be among a range of skills that will assist you in building a strong profile within Mott MacDonald and among our clients, as you will interact with internal and external clients to form key relationships.- At Mott MacDonald we are always looking for the best people to join us.
- We can offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary and benefits, ongoing professional support, career development and a great opportunity to work on innovative major projects. There's no time like the present to make a change.

**Job Profile**
- Mott MacDonald is a dynamic and innovative engineering, management and development consultancy working with high profile clients across New Zealand and Australia. We are a wholly independent, employee-owned, and global company with strong local leadership and autonomy.
- Mott MacDonald's Advisory team is growing rapidly, and we have a wide range of experience across Infrastructure Advisory, Planning, Economics, Project Management, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Outcomes, Asset Management, and Digital Consulting to provide advice to our clients that covers the full spectrum of considerations over the entire infrastructure life-cycle.

**Other Information**

**Equality, diversity and inclusion**
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.**Agile working**
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.**More about Mott MacDonald**
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
- Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
- A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
- Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence

**Job Ref**
- 64646BR

**Recruiter Contact**
- Louis Knight-Adams

**Country**
- New Zealand

**Region/State**
- Auckland

**Discipline**
- Consultancy, Environment

**Sector**
- Advisory

**Website Region**
- Australasia

**Website Sector**
- Buildings, Environment, Management consultancy